WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued the following high-value contract information through the Pentagon on Oct. 29, 2024: BURNS & MCDONNELL ENGINEERING CO. INC., Kansas City, Missouri (W912PL-25-D-0003), will compete for each order of the $249,000,000 firm-fixed-price contract for architect-engineer services. Work locations and funding will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of Oct. 31, 2029. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, San Franc  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated Oct. 21, 2024, from Ameren Missouri: * * * Comments of Ameren Missouri on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Air Plan Disapproval; Missouri; Interstate Transport of Air Pollution for the 2015 8-Hour Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards; Proposed Rule 89 Fed. Reg. 63,860 (Aug. 6, 2024), EPA-HQ-OAR-2021-0663; EPA-R07-OAR-2021-0851 * * * INTRODUCTION Under the   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated Oct. 21, 2024, from Associated Electric Cooperative Inc. Here are excerpts: * * * Comments of Associated Electric Cooperative, Inc. on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Proposed Rule "Air Plan Disapproval; Missouri; Interstate Transport of Air Pollution for the 2015 8-Hour Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards" Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2021-0663 89 Fed. Reg.   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated Oct. 21, 2024, from the Environmental Defense Fund, New York, and Sierra Club. Here are excerpts: * * * To: William Stone, Environmental Protection Agency Region 7 Office, Air Permitting and Planning Branch, 11201 Renner Boulevard Lenexa, Kansas 66219 Submitted via Regulations.gov, Docket ID No. EPA-R07-OAR-2021-0851 Re: Comments on EPA's Proposed Air Plan Disapproval; M  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Rep. Bryan Steil, R-Wisconsin, chairman of the House Administration Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 30, 2024: Today, Committee on House Administration Chairman Bryan Steil (WI-01) issued a subpoena to ActBlue, a major Democratic fundraising platform, for documents related to ActBlue's donor verification policies and the potential for foreign actors to use the platform to launder illicit money into U.S. political campaigns. The subpoena was issued foll  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release: House Committee on Ways and Means Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) and Senate Committee on Finance Ranking Member Mike Crapo (R-ID) issued the following statement on the Biden Administration's Taiwan double-tax relief announcement: "Last year, our committees worked closely together and consulted with the Administration to carefully craft a legislative package prov  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Oct. 30 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri issued the following news release: An Independence, Mo., man pleaded guilty in federal court today to filing a false claim as part of a scheme to fraudulently receive nearly $1.4 million in COVID-19 relief funds from the government. Richard Dean Schiele, Jr., 51, waived his right to a grand jury and pleaded guilty before U.S. Chief District Judge Beth Phillips to a federal information that ch  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Oct. 30 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri issued the following news release: A Kansas City, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court today for his role in a conspiracy to distribute fentanyl, which resulted in the deaths of three persons. Luis Manuel Morales, 24, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Roseann Ketchmark to 15 years in federal prison without parole. On May 8, 2024, Morales pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to dis  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- The U.S. Office of Personnel Management has released the following public communication on Oct. 15, 2024, from Bart Dearborn, operations project manager of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: * * * To: Office of Personnel Management 5 CFR Part 532 Docket ID: OPM-2024-0016 RIN 3206-AO69 * * * OPM's proposed amend 5 CFR 532.211 to make the criteria OPM uses to define the geographic boundaries of FWS wage areas more similar to the GS locality pay area criteria and to def  more

SPARTANBURG, South Carolina, Oct. 30 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of South Carolina issued the following news release: Bernardino de Jesus Ramirez-Ramirez, a/k/a Carlos Mendoza, 35, of Guatemala, was sentenced to 14 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to kidnapping and illegal transportation of an alien. Following two days of trial, Ramirez-Ramirez entered a guilty plea for kidnapping and illegal transportation of an alien. Evidence presented to the court showe  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following statement on Oct. 30, 2024: * * * U.S. Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and U.S. House Ways and Means Committee Chair Jason Smith (R-Missouri) issued the following statement on the Biden Administration's Taiwan double-tax relief announcement: "Last year, our committees worked closely together and consulted with the Administration to carefully craft   more